WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO DECEMBER 1534
Find out what all happened June to December 1534

European colonization of the Americas: first known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick. (7. July 1534)

French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France. (24. July 1534)

Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye. (4. July 1534)

Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the Saint Lawrence River. (9. June 1534)

The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar. (6. December 1534)

Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island. (29. June 1534)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540. (15. August 1534)